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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nora call?

2. What two words best describe Vince's dream home?

3. What was he careful to do while there?

4. What color was Vince's car?

5. What two things does Streck like about Nora?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Nora Devon's escape from the domineering nature of her aunt?

2. How does Travis convince the dog to allow the collar on him?

3. How did Travis drive away from the canyon, and why did he leave so shortly after arriving?

4. What does Hudston have in common with Davis and Elizabeth?

5. What does Vince want with Johnny the Wire?

6. How was the fear that Travis felt after he'd left the canyon different to what he felt why he was there?

7. What was it that attracted Travis' attention to Nora?

8. What was it Nora feared most about the person who scared her?

9. Why didn't Wes get the gun despite his fear?

10. What things led Vince to believe he was working for the Soviets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how you believe you would react to having an abnormally intelligent animal. What kind of things could you do with a normal dog versus what a dog of heightened intelligence might do? What has Einstein done to reassure his master of his intellect? What things in chapter two argue against and for the intelligence of Einstein?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how beauty, intelligence, and disfigurement are compared and contrasted against each other in this story. Does this aptly portray societal values? How so or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways did teaching Einstein have an effect on Nora's redevelopment? What are some theories on how this helped her to blossom as a fully functional woman? What do you think would have happened to Nora otherwise? How do you think her progression in life would have been had it not been for Einstein and Travis?

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